The Age of Migration, Fourth Edition; International Population Movements in the Modern World

, by Stephen Castles, DPhil, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford,

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The leading text in the field, this incisive, authoritative work offers a global perspective on the nature of migration flows, why they take place, and their consequences for states and societies around the world. Chapters provide up-to-date descriptions and comparative analyses of major migration regions in the North and South. The role of population movements in the formation of ethnic minority groups is examined, as is the impact of growing ethnic diversity on economies, cultures, and political institutions. User-friendly features include accessible boxed examples, tables, and maps.

List of Tables, Boxes and Maps	p. ix
Preface to the Fourth Edition	p. xi
List of Abbreviations	p. xiv
The Age of Migration Website xvii
Note on Migration Statistics xviii
Introduction	p. 1
The challenges of global migration	p. 2
Contemporary migrations: general trends	p. 7
International migration in global governance	p. 12
Ethnic diversity, racism and multiculturalism	p. 14
Aims and structure of the book	p. 16
Guide to further reading	p. 18
Theories of Migration	p. 20
Explaining the migratory process	p. 21
Migration systems and networks: the trend to an interdisciplinary approach	p. 27
From migration to settlement	p. 33
State and nation	p. 41
Citizenship	p. 44
Conclusions	p. 47
Guide to further reading	p. 48
Globalization, Development and Migration	p. 50
Globalization	p. 51
Social transformation	p. 54
Migration and development	p. 57
Conclusions	p. 75
Guide to further reading	p. 77
International Migration before 1945	p. 79
Colonialism	p. 80
Industrialization and migration to North America and Oceania before 1914	p. 83
Labour migration within Europe	p. 87
The interwar period	p. 90
Conclusions	p. 94
Guide to further reading	p. 95
Migration to Europe, North America and Oceania since 1945	p. 96
Migration n the long boom	p. 96
Migrations in the period of global economic restructuring	p. 106
migrants and minorities in Western Europe	p. 108
Southern Europe	p. 111
Central and Eastern Europe	p. 113
Europe's changing population	p. 117
North America and Oceania	p. 120
Conlcusions	p. 122
Guide to further reading	p. 123
Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region	p. 125
The development of Asian migration	p. 126
Labour migration within Asia	p. 132
East Asia	p. 136
South-East Asia	p. 137
Countries of emigration	p. 139
Highly qualified migrants and students	p. 140
Refugees	p. 142
Conclusions: perspectives for Asian migration	p. 144
Guide to further reading	p. 146
Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America	p. 148
Sub-Saharan Africa: mobility within the continent and beyond	p. 148
The Middle East and North Africa: A geostrategically critical region	p. 159
Latin America and the Caribbean: from immigration to emigration region	p. 170
Conclusions	p. 178
Guide to further reading	p. 179
The State and International Migration: the Quest for Control	p. 181
Employer sanctions	p. 181
Legalization programmes	p. 184
Temporary foreign worker admission programmes	p. 186
Refugees and asylum	p. 188
Regional integration	p. 195
The �migration industry'	p. 201
Human smuggling and trafficking	p. 202
Conclusions: a quixotic or credible quest for control?	p. 205
Guide to further reading	p. 206
Migration and Security	p. 207
Why the rediscovery of the international migration and security nexus?	p. 207
Key dimensions of the international migration and security nexus	p. 211
Immigrant and immigrant-background Muslims and transatlantic security	p. 214
Migration, security and the War on Terrorism	p. 217
Conclusions: migration and security in the age of migration	p. 220
Guide to further reading	p. 220
Migrants and Minorities in the Labour Force	p. 221
Labour demand in advanced economies	p. 222
Migrants in the labour market	p. 225
How does immigration affect host economies and local workers?	p. 230
The new political economy and the dynamics of labour force change	p. 233
Conclusions	p. 242
Guide to further reading	p. 244
New Ethnic Minorities and Society	p. 245
Incorporation: how immigrants become part of society	p. 245
Immigration policies and minority formation	p. 250
Labour market position	p. 252
Residential segregation, community formation and the global city	p. 255
Social policy	p. 258
Racism and minorties	p. 263
Racist violence	p. 265
Minorities and citizenship	p. 268
Conclusions: the integration challenge	p. 274
Guide to further reading	p. 276
Migrants and Politics	p. 277
Homelands and expatriates	p. 278
Extraparliamentary forms of migrant participation and representation	p. 280
Noncitizen voting rights: global issue	p. 285
Migrants and ethnic voting blocs	p. 287
Anti-immigrant movements and parties	p. 291
The politics of immigration policy-making	p. 295
Conclusions	p. 296
Guide to further reading	p. 298
Conclusion: Migration and Mobility in the Twenty-First Century	p. 299
Further perspectives for global migration and mobility	p. 300
Improving international cooperation and governance	p. 302
Coping with irregular immigration	p. 305
Legal migration and integration	p. 307
Ethnic diversity, social change and the naton-state	p. 309
Bibliography	p. 313
Author Index	p. 351
Subject Index	p. 357
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